Who Does the Housework, Man or Woman?

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Who does the housework in your home, who does it best?
 

We both do.

I do most of the laundry and cooking. My wife usually vacuums, does some laundry and does some of the cleaning. I do the windows twice each year, and once or twice each year I "detail clean", I get my rag and clean the baseboards and wipe the walls, get the rug doctor out and clean area rugs, etc.

I can't say that one of us does it best-we both have our strengths and weaknesses. We try to blend those so her strengths balance my weaknesses, and vice versa.
 
I do most of the cooking, dusting, dishes, and my laundry. He vacuums, mops, washes windows, does the grocery shopping and does the towels/sheets/his laundry. He makes the bed. We each clean our own bathrooms. Other jobs are done by the person who feels most strongly about them.
 

For 40+ years I did all of the housework. He did the yardwork. In all fairness,while the kids were growing up,because I was working,we had a housekeeper who came once a week and cleaned the entire house,did all the laundry-wash,dry,fold and put away. Cleaned out a drawer or two every week,cleaned out the fireplace,cleaned out the fridge,and swept the front walk. What I wouldn`t give to have her now. But hubby has really gotten invoved in the housework since we "retired". Even though he still works full time,he cleans like a maniac around here. He doesn`t really cook or do laundry (except to fold) but I can`t tell you when I last touched a vacuum or did a dish...:)
 
I have always hated vacuuming so my husband does that. Some times he helps me hang cloths on the line. I pretty well do everything else. Sometimes he Swiffers the floors but it makes me feel bad because he doesn't like the way I mop and mentions it every time he cleans the floors his way. I use a short deck mop (I think that's what it's called) and he says that is filthy and disgusting. I think Swiffers are a costly gimmick thought up by big companies to get our money. I wish my husband liked to cook and do more housework but he has always done our auto mechanic work, home remodeling and repairs, yard work and everything outdoors so I guess I can't complain too loud. (And I don't)
 
Throughout our years together we both did the kinds of chores we were best at. I did the fixing and installing. She did the laundry and most of the food preparation, I washed the dishes. All told I think we each did our fair share. I learned that a husband does his fair share of housework from my father.
 
Josiah09 said:
Throughout our years together we both did the kinds of chores we were best at. I did the fixing and installing. She did the laundry and most of the food preparation, I washed the dishes. All told I think we each did our fair share. I learned that a husband does his fair share of housework from my father.
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Because I had the privilege of staying at home with the children and he had to be up and out the door in the wee hours of the morning, we developed the roles of him being the sole bread winner and I did all the indoor and outdoor work (unless I needed an extra pair of hands to steady the fence post or if I needed a mans strength for something) and it's pretty much stayed that way in retirement. Although he refused to teach me how to drive the tractor because he wants to have one thing that is his (proves his manliness I suppose :), so when the driveway needs plowing, that is now his job solely besides tracking and maintaining our investments so that we can afford to eat.

So I do lawns, gardens, animals, laundry, windows, dishes, cooking........
 
This thread is still quite young but what seems to be emerging is that with a couple of exceptions men are cheerfully doing their share of the housework. So maybe we're not the hapless drones out looking for a younger queen bee.
 
Since my wife still works a full-time job, a lot of the apartment cleaning I do.........and I don't mind it at all. Heck, during my high school years, I had to help my step mom do dishes (hand wash or dry) pretty much every night. Had to vacuum the upstairs, two rooms, because my step mother physically couldn't take the somewhat heavy vacuum up the stairs. Had to iron any school clothes that needed it, because I didn't listen to her when she told me "you know where the clothes basket is, don't just throw your clothes on your bedroom floor everyday.".

So, in our apartment, I vacuum, dust, do laundry, run the dishwasher and try to keep the kitchen clean. She generally takes care of cleaning the bathrooms because of the cleaning chemicals she uses. She does a terrific job to!
 
I do the majority of the housework, dusting, mopping floors, vacuuming, windows, laundry, etc. But my husband will pitch in and do things often when he's in the mood. It's not unusual for him to take care of the dishes before I get to them, especially If I cooked the meal. If the dog tracks in an unusual amount of dirt, he'll grab the vacuum and take care of it before it spreads.

I'm not a fussy housekeeper, with pets around and a back yard that gets muddy summer and winter, it's a never ending battle. The open area behind the yard also blows in a lot of dust and dirt. I keep things fairly clean, but I don't obsess about housework, no white glove inspections in this house, lol. :p Comfy is more important to me than spotless.
 
Well, we do have pink household chores and blue ones. The blue ones are hoovering all the carpets, putting out the rubbish, the heavier gardening, emptying the dishwasher,cooking a meal twice a week,doing at least half of the food shopping.All the rest are pink, therefore done by me.
 
oakapple said:
Well, we do have pink household chores and blue ones. The blue ones are hoovering all the carpets, putting out the rubbish, the heavier gardening, emptying the dishwasher,cooking a meal twice a week,doing at least half of the food shopping.All the rest are pink, therefore done by me.
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My o/h has never cooked a meal for me ever....!! He's probably only made me a cup of tea a dozen times in 15 years
 
My dh cooks 99% of the dinners. Makes me tea in the morning and brings it to me in bed where we have our breakfast, but I get up and make my porridge. He takes care of our big garden, does all the maintenance, all the DIY of which there's a LOT, but I do some of the painting.

I do all the laundry, housework, cleaning up the kitchen. Fine with me. I think the work is fairly distributed.
 

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